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A Critical View of Tube-House Architecture
on Urban Type in Vietnam
Ngo Minh Hung*
Head, International Cooperation and Scientic Research Department, Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
ARTICLE INFO
Article history
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hung.nm@vlu.edu.vn,
hungnm_vn@yahoo.com
on Urban Type in Vietnam. Hor J. Hum. &
Soc. Sci. R es.
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local architecture and French colonial architecture. Total
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households share large tube-houses, which typically have
courtyard. These houses are normally divided into small
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spaces by illegal occupancy.
ABSTRACT
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to-Outside” approach is proposed accordingly.
Keywords:
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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demand. For this reason, tube-house architecture has
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Hang Bong happened in 2nd
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houses. They pay a very low that has remained virtually
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improvement. Those approach is not easily accepted
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holds are able to rebuild or renovate their houses, which
are privately owned. The remaining households spent
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Research methodology
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Urban housing issues
Housing is central agurment in urban issues because
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cal, and physical aspects. People are living in houses;
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Housing issues in Hanoi
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cult issue in the socioeconomic and urban development
agenda in Hanoi city. Its problems are housing degrada-
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be understood thoroughly. These are missed opportuni-
• privately owned and occupied houses;
• privately owned rental houses;
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• houses built on illegally occupied land;
• houses built on land leased and controlled by State
agencies.
Regarding this category, some areas originally consisted
A Crical View of Tube-House Architecture on Urban Type in Vietnam
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ages later improvement.
urban housing in Hanoi.
An overview of Tube-house in the ancient Hanoi
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areas have completely changed. The distance between
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the houses now have two- to three-stories; most are built
on vacant land occupied illegally and sold to newcomers
encroachment on open-land either to create more space
Figure 1:
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it is widely applied in the inner-city area.
Housing development in 36 Old Streets Quarter
three-room wide, and the house had one room deep. In
the pond.
side, closer to the pond. The materials were wood, bam-
boo, and clay.
higher buildings were seen as a threat and punished
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town through the years. Finally, the pond was used as
a dump.
In the colonial period, the French introduced two-stories
Figure 2:
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Figure 3:
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A Crical View of Tube-House Architecture on Urban Type in Vietnam
Understanding the shophouse in Singapore
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Shophouse in Bangkok, Thailand
shophouse” has a business as the primary use while the
residence is secondary.
Residenal shophouse
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Figure 4:-
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Figure 5:
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were mostly owned by Chinese and European merchants.
From a business standpoint, a commercial shophouse is
shophouses have been built along the streets, roads or
alleys, especially in commercial districts.
A typical Court House in Malacca, Malaysia
daily supplies, to some personal services such as dress-
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Commercial shophouses
Figure 6:
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A Crical View of Tube-House Architecture on Urban Type in Vietnam
Inner space and using funcon
public-owned houses (Peter & Pham, 2000) are shared by
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the outer courtyard or “wet” one, is combined with
the seabed has been reclaimed.
Architectural features
each other, connected by courtyards. From the beginning
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Figure 7:
Figure 8:
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Roofs
Other details
Construcon method
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(định phương lập
hướng)
(làm lễ khánh
thành)
tube-houses were very good places to ensure best living
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(1) to be ensuring natural
through-venlaon system; (2) a space for outdoor acv-
ies and it serves as a place of relaxaon with decorave
plants or; (3) even become a reserve space for further
development.
The corridor
the courtyard is the corridor. The corridor was added
the changing demands. The corridor made it possible
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together with soot, which is good nourishment, will pro-
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Materials
th cen-
A Crical View of Tube-House Architecture on Urban Type in Vietnam
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“Inside-to-Outside” approach
The “Top-down” approach is commonly considered as a
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a sculptor, mosaicist, and painter. The carpenter is also a
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Framework for “Inside to Outside” approach
Works Layer 1
Households
Layer 2
Local authority
Layer 3
Consultancy/Developer
Layer 4
Businessman
• Conduct pilot
owned houses
• Encourage other
private owned
houses
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tube-houses,
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values, places inside
selected tube-houses
• Invite
developer and
businessman
• Encourage
producing
goods, items
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services
Households • Establish living
development
• Help community
• Select tube- houses to
reserve
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purpose in
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discussion
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house and valuable Places,
things and intangible
values
Step2 • Select valuable
tangible, intangible
things among HHs
• Provide relevant laws,
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tangible, intangible items
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• Research
previous goods
selling in this
tube-house
• Propose new
products
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persons in each
households (2 out
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plan to reduce
tube-house
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architectural and technical,
drawings
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II - Survey
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Movaon for parcipants
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Key actors
Families
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Local
authority
• manages and preserves valued buildings in the area.
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tube-house.
Works Layer 1
Households
Layer 2
Local authority
Layer 3
Consultancy/Developer
Layer 4
Businessman
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conserving
• Propose logical and
• Involve
tube-house
• Fund labors,
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services
• supervise building,
preserving, restoring
process
• Fund materials
preserving
and replacing
building details
Step6 •
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tube-house
• Establish a hot
HHs
• Cooperate tourist units to
organize tube-house tours
• Run business
products
• Keep contact
with local
authority
Consultant
Developer
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tube-house components
that need to be preserved
Businessman • Conduct
research
• Research types
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investment
• Design
• Set up business
plan
Key actors
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micro climate in tube-house.
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managerial and research purpose.
Consultant/
developer
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house and real social lives.
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in Hanoi city.
Businessmen
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media system.
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Conclusions
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“inside-to-outside” approach
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ent approaches accordingly.
The author has read and approved the manuscript and
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Acknowledgements
References
Báo động nh trạng mất an toàn ở những
căn nhà phố cổ xuống cấp
.
Ngo Minh Hung
Dr. Ngo Minh Hung
Department
Vietnam
E-mail: hung.nm@vlu.edu.vn,
hungnm_vn@yahoo.com
Biographical Statement of Author
Ngo Minh Hung is a lead-
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ence in preserving urban and
architectural heritages, urban
planning and development,
environmental management in
Vietnam.
